Edosawa Ryogokusohonten

The literal English translation of the restaurant is Chanko Edosawa in case you're having trouble reading Japanese. Since we were staying in the neighborhood of Ryogoku and right across from the Sumo Museum, it would be fitting to eat at a Chanko restaurant. Our tour group had about 47 people and a...ll of us sat in their large dining room. We were promptly greeted by their staff and removed our shoes before stepping onto the Tatami mats. There are some hangers on the sides of the walls to hang up your purse or jacket. Try to remember your etiquette when dining here! It's polite to sit in a certain way and mind your chopsticks! It definitely gets hot in there with all the hot pots. Chanko is a traditional Japanese stew eaten by the Sumo Wrestlers. Most of the chanko that everyone ate contained pork, fish, and some kind of red meat along with vegetables. Mine had carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, some clear and white noodles, and bean sprouts (yuck). Fortunately the broth that they used wasn't meat or fish based. We also had a little ponzu sauce which went well with the Chanko. The meal didn't really satisfy me. I filled up on rice to satiate my stomach. I guess they don't really know to add other vegetables like cucumber, kabocha, or eggplant... Oh well. The other folks enjoyed their meal and the staff was very hospitable. And the mochi was great!!!! Itadakimasu!

Visited June 2014